Curtain for car-vestibule diaphragms.



H. H. SGHROYER. CURTAIN FOR GAR VESTIBULE DIAPHRAGMS.

' APPLIOATIONHLED Imc. 24, 190s.

924,004. Patentedl June 8, 1909.

HARRY H. SGHROYER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

CURTAN FOR- CAR-VESTIBLE JDIAPHRAG-MS.

Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented June 8, 1909.

. pplication filed December 24, 1906. Serial No. 349,303.

To all whom it may concern: f

Be it known that I, HARRY H. Sortnornn, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, vhave invented certain new' and useful lm rovements in Curtains for Car-vestibule iaphragnos; and. I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the saine, referencey being had to the accompanying drawings, and. to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

` rollei This invention rela-testo curtains'for car vestibulo diaphragms.

Horetoiore the curtains whereby the inner edges of the diaphragm in railway vcstibulcs are conceaied from the view of the passengers have been rigidly attached Aupon a spring roller of any desired kind on one vestibule face )late and. are hooked at the center at the vesti )uic face )late of the adjacent car. ln consequence should the train be uncouplcd or break in two as frequently happens the curtain is torn from its roller and usually ruined. A considerable expense is thus oc casionedfor renewal of' this important equip* ment.

The object of this invention is to provide a curtain roller and fastening means for the curtain whereby should the train break in two or the cars be uncoupled with iivrst releasing the curtains the curtains will be merely detached from the roller and without injury, permitting the same to be immediately secured .in pla-ce without expense or trouble.

The invention consists in the matters hercinafter described and` more fully pointed out and defined in the appended claims.

In the .lrawings: Figure 1 is a fragmentary longitudinal section of'the vestibule and diaphragms oi two coupled cars. Fig. 2 is an enlarged side elevation of thc automatic Fig. 3 is an enlarged transverse section of the roller. Fig. 4 is an enlarged f n.g lnentary detail of the same.

As shown in the drawings: A and A in-v dicate the car ends or vestibules provided With the usual vestibule face plates (Lm-a' to which respectively are secured the dia- )hragms .i3 and B', the diaphragm face platos --b of which mutually engage as is usual.

Journalcd vertically on the vestibule ii'acc plate o'll one car is the automatic Curtain roller D, to which is dctschably secured the Y the curtain.

curtain C the opposite end of which is pro-- vided with a rod c engaged in the hem thereof and which extends vertically along the opposite vestibule face plate a and is pron vided with a central loop c3 adapted to enu gage on a suitable hook on said vestibule face plate a. Said curtain may be oi' any suitable material and is provided in its edge which engages the roller with a rod c2 engeoed in the hem thereof as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. The roller is constructed of metal or other suitable material as is usual for automatic curtain rollers oi large size and :is provided in one side with a longitudinal groove or recess of a size and depth adapted to receive the rod and a part oi" the hein at the edge oi ligidly secured on the relier at intervals in its length are spring clips d, one end of cach of which is rigidly secured on the periphery' of the roller and the other end of which curves upwardly around the roller and extends across the groove in the side thereof and into positive bearing on the ,curtain firmly engaging the curtain between theextreniity thereoil and therounded side wall of the groove as shown 1n Figs. 3 an d 4.

The free ends of said springs as shown are bent slightly inward the better to engage and hold the edge o'l` the curtain in place. Said curtain relier oi' course isv journaled at one end upon suitable gudgeon a2, cngaginfr in a suitable bearing on the vestibule face pihtc and on the opposite end is provided the protruding angular end ol' the non rotative shalt d on which is secured the spring d3 for rotating the roller 'as is usual and whiel'i serves to hold said roller in position.

The opc rat ion is 'as -l'ollows: When equipped. with Icurtain rollers and curtains as described should thc cars separate without detaching the edge oi' the curtain from the opposite vestibule i'acc plato, thc roller revolves until the straight pull on the rcur cdgc oi the curtain springs the spring plates or clips d sutiiciently to permit the cdgc ol' the curtain to be drawn from beneath thc salnc thus i'rccing il'. entirely 'l'roui the roller and without injury. 0i course il' it is dcsircd to replace the' curtain it is only llcccssai'y to swing the clip (Z open suiliciently to insert the odge oi thc cur-v tain into said groove beneath thc spring: before described. 'lhc rod ci' in tbc scam al the curtain nearly .fi ils l hc groovc andis ioosc'j engaged therein. Said curtain adjacent ih rod firmly engaged by the extremities c; said spring clips and is retained in place uniii excessive strain may again release'the. curtain from the roller. The curtain 1s capable of detachment at any possible angle of pull owing to the fact that the end thereof and the rod are loosely engaged in the slot beneath the ends of the clips which leaves the same free for removal at a pressure less than that ossible to tear or injure the curtain.

IN ile I have described my invention as relating to automatic rollers and curtains for car vestibules obviously curtains and rollers ,such as described maybe applied i'or any purpose for which curtains may be required and I do not desire to limit my invention to a vcurtain /i'or a speciiic purpose. Obviously also the curtains and rollers may be made of any desired size and material and many details of construction may be modified Without departing from the principles of my invention.

I claim as my invention:

l. In a device of the class described a pressed metal curtain roller having a longitudinal groove pressed therein providing comparatively deep side walls, a curtain, a rod secured thereto ada ted to loosely fit in the groove and spring c ips, each rigidly secured to the roller at oneend and at the opposite ends coacting with the Wall ol' the groove to grip the curtain and retain the rod in the groove, said clips adapted to yield to permit the rod to be automatically Withdrawn from the groove.

2.' A device of the class described embracing an automatic 'curtain roller provide With a longitudinal groove, a curtain having a rod in each end, one of which engages loosely in the groove, clips rigidly engaged at one end to the roller and at their opposite ends projecting over the groove firmly enroller and adapted to permit automatical rcvlease of the curtain rod from the groove.y

3. A device of the class described einbracing a roller provided with a longitudinal groove, a curtain, a rod secured in each end thereof, and clips loosely engaging one of the rods in the groove by engaging the curtain adjacent tlie rod and yielldable to automatic,- ally release the curtain rod from the roller.

4.' A device ofthe class described comprising a curtain roller having a longitudinal groove, a curtain, a rod firmly secured at each end of the curtain, one of which is adapted to loosely it in the groove and means for retaining the rod in the groove and adapted to yield to permit automatic withdrawal of the rod.

5. In a device of the class described a cur tain roller provided with a longitudinal groove, a curtain, a rod secured to each end of the curtain, one of said rods fitting in the groove in the roller, means secured to the rod at the outer end of the curtain adapted for engagement with a hook and means for normally holding the rod in the groove in the roller adapted to release the rod from the`4 groove when the curtain is fully extended and tension exerted on the lmeans secured to the outer rod. l

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

HARRY H. sensoren.

Witnesses R. E. SLAGLE, C. W. HILLs. 

